Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Buddhism
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha
High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court)
title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
Buddhism
bodhi; enlightenment
Buddhism
happiness in the next world
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)
sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
The Sword of Doom (1966 film)
Buddhism
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
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